Heita

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

heita Old Icelandic word can mean:

heita

I)

heita

(heit; hét, hétum; heitinn), v.

heita

1) to call give a name to;

heita

Grímni mik hétu, they called me G.;

heita

heitinn eptir e-m, called (named) after one;

heita

2) to call on one;

heita

~ e-n á brott, to call on one to be gone, bid one go (heitit mik héðan);

heita

~ á e-n, to exhort one (in battle);

heita

to invoke (~ á hinn heilaga Ólaf);

heita

~ á e-n til e-s, to invoke (appeal to) one for a thing (hann hét á Þór til fulltings);

heita

3) intrans., the pres. ‘heiti’ (not ‘heit’), to be hight, be called;

heita

Óðinn ek, nú heiti, now I am called Odin;

heita

Ólafr heiti ek, my name is O.;

heita

Úlfr hét maðr, there was a man, whose name was U.;

heita

bœr heitir á Bakka (at búrfelli), there is a farm called B.;

heita

~ (to be reckoned) frjáls maðr, hvers manns níðingr;

heita

4) with dat. to promise (~ e-m e-u);

heita

mantu, hverju þú hézt mér, do you remember what you promised me?

heita

~ e-m hörðu, to threaten one;

heita

Bárði var heitit meyjunni, the maid was promised to B.;

heita

5) refl., ~st, to vow, plight one’s faith (þeir hétust reka Hákon ór landi);

heita

~st e-m, to vow one’s person to one (~st hinum heilaga Ólafi konungi);

heita

to be betrothed to one.

heita

II)

heita

(heitta, heittr), v.

heita

1) to heat (~ spjót í eldi);

heita

2) to brew (~ mungát, ~ öl).

heita

III)

heita

f. brewing (cf. öl~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary